"Information Access" is effectively Technical Services and includes cataloging, acquisitions, e-resources and serials management, and up until a reorg of the Libraries in January 2022, stacks management and retrieval/delivery of print ILL requests

The Metadata Librarian at Drexel University Libraries (DUL) is responsible for the development of workflows, resource allocation across activities, appropriate assessment of metadata services to gauge success, and the creation, transformation, and maintenance of DUL's metadata content used in tools, technologies, and services involving a variety of formats. In collaboration with DUL colleagues, the Metadata Librarian develops and executes plans that facilitate the discovery and evaluation of resources to the Drexel community and the exposure of Drexel University-created data and metadata to learners and researchers everywhere. The Metadata Librarian supervises two staff and reports to the Manager of the Discovery Program, in the Data & Digital Stewardship division.• Oversee, assess, and continuously improve metadata services• Create and update resource descriptions, individually and in batch (for DUL's digital repository and library management system and OCLC WorldCat) and lead the day-to-day functions of resource description• Perform batch loads and quality control for e-resource metadata in the library management system• Perform catalog maintenance functions in the library management system• Perform authority control functions in the library management system, including headings reports and batch updates via authority control vendor; act as NACO coordinator to approve new entities created by DUL staff• Export holdings data to DUL's partners, facilitating exposure of metadata for discovery and resource sharing• Participate in transformation and remediation of legacy metadata, including migration to linked data and other schemas• Participate in departmental knowledge management• Supervise non-exempt staff and encourage teamwork, communication, and participation• Engage in professional activities, including service, research, presentations, and/or publication

David and Lorraine Cheng Library at William Paterson University• Perform original and complex copy cataloging of all electronic resources and audiovisual media, as well as other materials in a variety of formats, using MARC, RDA, LCCS/LCSH, OCLC, and the Voyager integrated library system-- Manage bibliographic records for multiple ebook sources (Ebook Central, EBSCO, Credo, etc.) and ownership types (subscription, DDA, purchased)-- Conduct periodic full inventories of all our ebook holdings (175,000+ titles)• Maintain the integrity of the catalog; involves significant batch metadata editing• Develop and implement quality control and batch processing routines for all bibliographic record loads• Develop departmental policies, best practices, and procedures, especially in the area of emerging formats, including linked data and BIBFRAME• Collaborate with Library Information Systems (LIS), creating reports and workflows in support of division goals• Provide leadership to other library departments on projects related to bibliographic control and metadata issues• Instruct classes as part of the library's User Education program• Serve as the library's liaison to the Departments of Biology and Environmental Science• Provide collection development for library's biology and environmental science resources• Serve weekly shift at reference desk during semester• Notable projects include:-- Extensively cleaned up our entire catalog (~400,000 records) to improve the display of records in our VuFind public catalog; also implemented a more accurate cataloging statistics tracking system-- Cataloged digital versions of hundreds of films that we transferred from VHS under Section 108 C of the US Copyright Law-- Heavily weeded our outdated biology collection, discarding thousands of books published before 1990-- Collaborated with Digital Initiatives Librarian on Dublin Core metadata for revising legacy CONTENTdm collections

Drew University LibraryNote: Catalog Assistant from Jan 2006-Jun 2010• Performed original and complex copy cataloging of monographs in Sirsi Symphony WorkFlows and OCLC Connexion Client; assigned LC subject headings and LC call numbers; applied AACR2, RDA, and MARC standards• Cataloged (and physically processed, if applicable) circulating and reference books, audiovisual material, microform, some special collections, government documents, electronic books, and both print and electronic theses and dissertations• Planned and executed several major projects, including but not limited to:-- the massive shifting of four floors of books and periodicals as part of the 2008 installation of compact shelving on the lowest floor of the library-- the reclassification to LC and physical relocation of the entire reference collection-- the ongoing reclassification of the entire circulating collection from Dewey to LC• Supervised and trained cataloging student assistants, primarily in reclassifying books to LC• Participated in development of Cataloging Department procedures• Cataloged and organized large backlogs of various special collections, including the Chesler collection of graphic novels and cartoon satire, the Society of Biblical Literature collection, and 19th century pamphlet collections• Oversaw the outsourcing of our authority control to MARCIVE starting 2014• Served weekly two-hour shift at reference desk• Served full-day shift at circulation desk every Friday; trained and supervised numerous student employees; provided customer service; opened and closed the building

Note: Library Assistant from July 2002 to June 2005; Library Page from July 1999 to June 2002• Cataloged new books and audiovisual materials independently for most of 2005• Processed new materials for circulation; served at circulation desk; shelved books, AV materials, periodicals• Planned and executed the shifting of large sections of the circulating and reference collections on multiple occasions due to lack of shelf space